diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
index 7818a8df3cb842c304380b77e5675577988d2a5f..0cdbc8b26129ea8dbc1abbba2b9cdadb5a368bc2 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdInstall.hs
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ import Control.Exception
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as BS
 import Data.Either
          ( partitionEithers )
-import Data.List
-         ( sortBy )
 import Data.Ord
          ( comparing, Down(..) )
 import qualified Data.Map as Map